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Sarah Story (BBC Radio 1)
Make a radio demo
About the course
Everything you need to craft the perfect radio demo, from the very basics to getting heard by the big stations. Learn what it takes to make it in the music industry from somebody who's been through it all and has earned one of the top slots in radio.
What you’ll learn
Sarah Story guides us through how to build a radio demo that will set you apart from the crowd. She explains how to find your voice and style to create something true to you, as well as everything you need to get started out in the industry. Sarah uses Adobe Audition to build her demo, but the techniques can be applied in any software.
In this course, you'll learn:
- The different ways of presenting and discovering what works the best for you
- What you need to start making demos at home
- How to record and structure your demo to give it a professional sounding edge
- How to select the right tracks and how to play them in your demo for maximum effect
- Networking skills to get your demo heard by the right people
Who’s this course for
This course focuses on using accessible tools in order to create a submission ready radio demo. Sarah Story covers the basics of recording and audio production within Adobe Audition, focussing on presenting style and content.
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Your teacher
Sarah Story (BBC Radio 1)
As the new host of BBC Radio 1’s Friday night ‘Future Dance’ show, Sarah Story is carrying on the torch lit by her predecessor and hero Annie Mac. Since starting out in radio at just 14, there's been no stopping this unapologetically bold woman. Her DJ-ing chops and disarming charm have seen her rise from the bottom rungs of the radio ladder right to the top of the industry in an incredibly short time.